RSE Table 20 Civilian full-time workers in hospitals: Relative standard errors of mean hourly, weekly, and annual earnings by work levels Hourly earnings(2) Weekly earnings(4) Annual earnings(5) Occupation and work level(1) Mean Relative Mean Relative Mean Relative error(3) error(3) error(3) All workers........................................................... $27.08 1.6% $1,041 1.5% $54,153 1.5% Level 1 .................................................. 12.15 7.6 478 6.7 24,875 6.7 Level 2 .................................................. 14.33 3.9 551 3.3 28,668 3.3 Level 3 .................................................. 15.18 1.7 588 1.9 30,569 1.9 Level 4 .................................................. 17.22 2.1 660 1.8 34,340 1.8 Level 5 .................................................. 18.94 2.6 728 2.1 37,846 2.1 Level 6 .................................................. 22.26 6.3 862 5.9 44,824 5.9 Level 7 .................................................. 26.54 3.0 1,030 3.1 53,569 3.1 Level 8 .................................................. 33.43 4.8 1,304 5.0 67,798 5.0 Level 9 .................................................. 35.04 2.5 1,339 1.8 69,614 1.8 Level 10.................................................. 41.21 5.9 1,629 5.9 84,714 5.9 Level 11.................................................. 39.25 4.5 1,526 4.9 79,366 4.9 Level 12.................................................. 63.44 9.9 2,418 8.8 125,732 8.8 Not able to be leveled.................................... 31.46 4.7 1,180 4.4 61,339 4.4 Management occupations.............................................. 47.89 7.2 1,788 7.5 92,964 7.5 Not able to be leveled.................................... 57.80 11.3 2,143 11.5 111,433 11.5 Medical and health services managers.............................. 55.49 7.8 2,050 8.1 106,606 8.1 Not able to be leveled.................................... 62.36 13.3 2,267 13.4 117,860 13.4 Business and financial operations occupations....................... 23.67 8.7 896 9.0 46,582 9.0 Level 9 .................................................. 24.51 14.3 940 16.0 48,863 16.0 Human resources, training, and labor relations specialists........ 31.89 2.8 1,265 3.3 65,756 3.3 Computer and mathematical science occupations....................... 35.59 7.3 1,368 6.7 71,148 6.7 Level 9 .................................................. 27.49 5.8 1,068 7.2 55,548 7.2 Computer systems analysts......................................... 40.36 8.3 1,551 7.5 80,683 7.5 Life, physical, and social science occupations Psychologists..................................................... 29.59 8.8 1,133 8.2 58,936 8.2 Clinical, counseling, and school psychologists.................. 29.59 8.8 1,133 8.2 58,936 8.2 Community and social services occupations........................... 27.54 10.6 1,065 10.2 55,377 10.2 Level 7 .................................................. 21.65 8.7 865 8.7 44,975 8.7 Level 9 .................................................. 31.77 1.2 1,197 1.1 62,266 1.1 Counselors........................................................ 18.40 15.2 733 14.9 38,102 14.9 Social workers.................................................... 30.36 2.2 1,140 2.2 59,272 2.2 Medical and public health social workers........................ 31.27 2.9 1,158 2.6 60,241 2.6 Miscellaneous community and social service specialists............ 35.22 12.0 1,409 12.0 73,252 12.0 Healthcare practitioner and technical occupations................... 33.36 2.6 1,288 2.6 66,952 2.6 Level 3 .................................................. 15.48 7.8 607 6.7 31,579 6.7 Level 4 .................................................. 15.20 2.2 598 1.9 31,108 1.9 Level 5 .................................................. 20.38 3.6 775 3.3 40,305 3.3 Level 6 .................................................. 23.49 9.3 912 8.8 47,428 8.8 Level 7 .................................................. 28.04 2.8 1,081 2.6 56,212 2.6 Level 8 .................................................. 33.30 3.8 1,297 4.2 67,423 4.2 Level 9 .................................................. 36.63 2.5 1,404 1.3 72,983 1.3 Level 10.................................................. 41.91 7.0 1,660 6.8 86,303 6.8 Level 11.................................................. 39.19 4.3 1,521 5.1 79,076 5.1 Level 12.................................................. 66.91 11.5 2,587 10.1 134,521 10.1 Not able to be leveled.................................... 34.42 3.7 1,300 3.8 67,590 3.8 Pharmacists....................................................... 52.93 3.0 2,080 3.3 108,136 3.3 Physicians and surgeons........................................... 40.89 8.2 1,641 10.0 85,314 10.0 Level 11.................................................. 29.51 4.7 1,156 3.3 60,105 3.3 Level 12.................................................. 73.75 12.7 2,810 11.1 146,128 11.1 Registered nurses................................................. 37.01 3.1 1,413 3.1 73,487 3.1 Level 7 .................................................. 26.67 2.1 1,044 2.3 54,297 2.3 Level 8 .................................................. 33.75 4.7 1,309 5.0 68,056 5.0 Level 9 .................................................. 37.36 1.3 1,409 1.4 73,247 1.4 Level 11.................................................. 49.25 3.2 1,876 4.2 97,542 4.2 Not able to be leveled.................................... 42.93 3.7 1,616 3.5 84,040 3.5 Therapists........................................................ 32.59 1.8 1,261 1.0 65,592 1.0 Level 7 .................................................. 30.41 3.4 1,161 3.0 60,371 3.0 Level 8 .................................................. 31.50 1.9 1,260 1.9 65,523 1.9 Level 9 .................................................. 36.96 3.2 1,406 1.0 73,105 1.0 Physical therapists............................................. 34.69 2.7 1,331 4.8 69,226 4.8 Level 9 .................................................. 36.27 2.9 1,390 6.6 72,298 6.6 Respiratory therapists.......................................... 29.62 4.0 1,160 4.3 60,341 4.3 Clinical laboratory technologists and technicians................. 21.87 4.4 847 4.5 44,050 4.5 Level 4 .................................................. 15.27 5.4 594 4.2 30,865 4.2 Medical and clinical laboratory technologists................... 24.93 6.4 962 6.1 50,026 6.1 Medical and clinical laboratory technicians..................... 17.00 4.4 662 4.2 34,437 4.2 Level 4 .................................................. 15.51 6.9 597 5.5 31,021 5.5 Diagnostic related technologists and technicians.................. 26.01 6.1 992 5.4 51,563 5.4 Level 6 .................................................. 23.52 10.2 898 9.5 46,719 9.5 Level 7 .................................................. 30.15 3.6 1,125 4.0 58,522 4.0 Cardiovascular technologists and technicians.................... 20.47 7.1 786 6.7 40,895 6.7 Radiologic technologists and technicians........................ 25.53 6.7 977 6.1 50,803 6.1 Level 6 .................................................. 22.97 16.5 895 14.8 46,537 14.8 Level 7 .................................................. 29.12 1.0 1,082 2.8 56,257 2.8 Health diagnosing and treating practitioner support technicians... 17.08 6.8 655 5.8 34,062 5.8 Pharmacy technicians............................................ 16.22 13.8 612 10.5 31,843 10.5 Licensed practical and licensed vocational nurses................. 19.08 5.9 744 5.8 38,685 5.8 Level 4 .................................................. 16.93 4.5 664 3.8 34,545 3.8 Level 5 .................................................. 19.54 5.2 744 4.6 38,703 4.6 Medical records and health information technicians................ 16.42 7.5 640 6.2 33,288 6.2 Level 3 .................................................. 16.81 8.0 649 7.4 33,725 7.4 Healthcare support occupations...................................... 16.31 2.0 630 2.2 32,780 2.2 Level 2 .................................................. 14.58 6.5 560 4.6 29,131 4.6 Level 3 .................................................. 15.15 3.1 588 3.3 30,585 3.3 Level 4 .................................................. 17.37 2.0 667 1.6 34,680 1.6 Level 5 .................................................. 17.13 8.8 685 8.8 35,626 8.8 Level 6 .................................................. 21.45 1.4 850 1.4 44,204 1.4 Not able to be leveled.................................... 16.41 4.3 613 3.8 31,858 3.8 Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides....................... 16.06 2.0 620 2.1 32,247 2.1 Level 2 .................................................. 14.03 4.1 545 3.3 28,345 3.3 Level 3 .................................................. 15.24 3.2 590 3.3 30,699 3.3 Level 4 .................................................. 17.52 2.1 669 1.6 34,799 1.6 Nursing aides, orderlies, and attendants........................ 15.94 2.2 613 2.2 31,874 2.2 Level 2 .................................................. 13.90 5.1 537 4.1 27,915 4.1 Level 3 .................................................. 15.27 3.4 590 3.6 30,688 3.6 Level 4 .................................................. 17.39 2.5 661 2.0 34,387 2.0 Psychiatric aides............................................... 17.26 4.0 690 4.0 35,914 4.0 Miscellaneous healthcare support occupations...................... 17.09 3.4 663 3.9 34,464 3.9 Level 4 .................................................. 17.02 3.2 665 4.0 34,571 4.0 Medical equipment preparers..................................... 17.46 7.6 684 7.4 35,551 7.4 Protective service occupations...................................... 15.80 11.0 611 11.7 31,761 11.7 Security guards and gaming surveillance officers.................. 14.24 5.4 548 6.0 28,520 6.0 Security guards................................................. 14.24 5.4 548 6.0 28,520 6.0 Food preparation and serving related occupations.................... 15.07 3.5 578 3.4 30,076 3.4 Level 2 .................................................. 14.00 8.1 535 8.1 27,834 8.1 Level 4 .................................................. 13.67 7.7 528 6.2 27,441 6.2 Cooks............................................................. 13.70 6.6 533 5.4 27,695 5.4 Level 4 .................................................. 13.67 7.7 528 6.2 27,441 6.2 Cooks, institution and cafeteria................................ 13.70 6.6 533 5.4 27,695 5.4 Level 4 .................................................. 13.67 7.7 528 6.2 27,441 6.2 Food servers, nonrestaurant....................................... 14.73 7.4 560 7.4 29,095 7.4 Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations........... 15.60 6.0 602 5.9 31,326 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 12.87 9.3 504 8.1 26,217 8.1 Level 2 .................................................. 13.54 9.6 519 9.9 26,975 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.77 4.4 606 2.9 31,507 2.9 Building cleaning workers......................................... 15.60 6.0 602 5.9 31,326 5.9 Level 1 .................................................. 12.87 9.3 504 8.1 26,217 8.1 Level 2 .................................................. 13.54 9.6 519 9.9 26,975 9.9 Level 3 .................................................. 15.77 4.4 606 2.9 31,507 2.9 Janitors and cleaners, except maids and housekeeping cleaners... 16.64 9.9 653 10.0 33,978 10.0 Level 3 .................................................. 14.79 6.0 582 4.7 30,281 4.7 Maids and housekeeping cleaners................................. 13.81 8.9 530 7.9 27,577 7.9 Level 1 .................................................. 13.03 11.6 510 10.2 26,529 10.2 Level 2 .................................................. 11.46 9.4 442 9.9 22,981 9.9 Office and administrative support occupations....................... 17.80 2.0 678 1.7 35,242 1.7 Level 2 .................................................. 14.47 4.1 557 3.1 28,985 3.1 Level 3 .................................................. 14.82 1.8 577 2.1 30,002 2.1 Level 4 .................................................. 17.74 2.7 672 2.6 34,937 2.6 Level 5 .................................................. 18.55 3.3 697 3.3 36,246 3.3 Not able to be leveled.................................... 21.12 3.7 790 4.3 41,069 4.3 First-line supervisors/managers of office and administrative support workers................................................ 21.65 2.7 846 3.1 43,998 3.1 Financial clerks.................................................. 17.33 5.7 659 4.4 34,271 4.4 Level 4 .................................................. 17.05 7.5 644 5.6 33,497 5.6 Billing and posting clerks and machine operators................ 16.84 11.7 639 8.8 33,242 8.8 Level 4 .................................................. 16.71 14.4 631 10.7 32,835 10.7 Interviewers, except eligibility and loan......................... 15.86 6.8 603 5.2 31,331 5.2 Level 4 .................................................. 14.77 2.8 577 2.1 30,016 2.1 Secretaries and administrative assistants......................... 19.51 3.0 743 2.3 38,633 2.3 Level 4 .................................................. 18.73 3.6 715 5.1 37,183 5.1 Level 5 .................................................. 16.87 3.8 656 2.7 34,115 2.7 Not able to be leveled.................................... 22.72 4.6 841 4.7 43,757 4.7 Executive secretaries and administrative assistants............. 19.78 8.4 764 9.7 39,736 9.7 Medical secretaries............................................. 19.39 3.8 732 3.1 38,058 3.1 Level 4 .................................................. 18.11 8.3 679 5.9 35,331 5.9 Secretaries, except legal, medical, and executive............... 19.55 3.5 749 2.8 38,953 2.8 Level 4 .................................................. 19.61 9.7 767 9.2 39,889 9.2 Office clerks, general............................................ 16.89 1.5 640 1.5 33,286 1.5 Level 3 .................................................. 16.31 2.8 625 1.2 32,516 1.2 Level 4 .................................................. 17.17 1.4 651 2.0 33,851 2.0 Construction and extraction occupations............................. 21.48 6.1 816 6.2 42,450 6.2 Transportation and material moving occupations...................... 18.06 5.9 690 5.7 35,887 5.7 1 The NCS uses the 2000 Standard Occupational Classification coding structure, which defines more than 800 unique occupations, to match jobs sampled by the survey. Military occupations are excluded from the survey. 2 Earnings are the straight-time hourly wages or salaries paid to employees. They include incentive pay, cost-of-living adjustments, and hazard pay. Excluded are premium pay for overtime, vacations, and holidays; nonproduction bonuses; and tips. The mean is computed by totaling the pay of all workers and dividing by the number of workers, weighed by hours. 3 The relative standard error (RSE) is the standard error expressed as a percent of the estimate. It can be used to calculate a "confidence interval" around a sample estimate. For more information about RSEs, see chapter 8 of the BLS Handbook of Methods, at https://www.bls.gov/opub/hom/homch8_a.htm. 4 Mean weekly earnings are the straight-time weekly wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. 5 Mean annual earnings are the straight-time annual wages or salaries paid to employees, exclusive of overtime. NOTE: Dashes indicate that data did not meet publication criteria. SOURCE: Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey.